AllWays Traveller Features

The largest sand island in the world stretches 122 kilometres along the eastern coast of Australia. Its immense sand dunes are part of the longest and most complete age sequence of coastal dune systems on the planet. Located approximately 300 kilometres north of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane, the island now called K'gari was formerly known...

I'm on a visit to Queensland's Sunshine Coast, a major drawcard for tourism bringing in around 3.5 million visitors a year to its mainly outdoor attractions. Located in the south-east of Australia's so-called sunshine state, it enjoys a pleasant subtropical climate. A train ride from my hometown of Bowral gets me to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Interna...

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 70kms (43.5 miles) towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the North, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to t...

The long-awaited new Sydney Fish Market has officially opened its doors to the public, marking a significant milestone for Australia's seafood industry. As the largest fish market in the Southern Hemisphere and the third-largest in the world, the new precinct recreates one of Sydney's iconic institutions as a world-class destination for seafood, di...

Barangaroo is an eye-catching, commercial development at Sydney's Darling Harbour with spectacular views and numerous attractions for locals and visitors alike. While the development is relatively new, the site has a history that dates back more than 6,000 years, when it was home to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Its proximity to what is no...

In the picturesque Cudgegong River Valley, 270 kilometres west of Sydney, the town of Mudgee is a popular weekend destination for Sydneysiders, as well as any-time visitors from farther afield. Its bucolic attractions make it the perfect stopover on a road trip, as we found while travelling around our state of New South Wales. We also took in the n...